Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-08

August 18th. All the friends and rela-
tives OF the children are invited to par
ticipate..
Mrs. Wheeler, OF Harpoot, o returned
missionary. will address the mothers
meeting and the mission band together
in the chapel of the Congregational
church tomorrow at 8 p. m. A general
invitation to attend is extended to all.
William "a, Belts, who was arrested on
Saturday for giving whisky to the In.
dians was held to await the action of
the grand Jury at the preliminary ex-
animation which was held before United
States Commissioner E. G. Edgerton to-
day. In default Of 500 bail. Belts was
con mitted to jail.
Contractor Andrews, who is working
on the grade of the Manitoba between
Sioux Falls and Willmar, says the road
will be completed to Sioux Falls by
November lst. He says the entire Mani
toba force of four thousand men and
teams will be at work or the Sioux Falls
line in fifteen days.
The surveyor sent out by the Milwau-
kee company last week has finished his
labors in and about the company's Yank-
ton yard. He says he came here under
instructions and has no knowledge of
the Intentions of the company. The
shipment of ties which came last week
is piled up in the yard.
The contract for furnishing the insane
asylum with Coal for one year has been
divided between the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul and Chicago & North
western railway companies, each road
having bid for the whole amount, 200
tons, at about the same figures. Each
road will deliver 100 tons to. the asylum
this year.
An accumulation of evidence upon
any particular subject always gives
weight to q proposition. For example
"a hardware merchant, q meat dealer
and a dry goods clerk individually and
collectively testify that prairie chickens
nko Aoe hoW ao ecAuok an thoy WotC
earlier in the season. The court yields
to the testimony.
O. II. Bates is still under quarantine
and he is furnishing OF example for
other people to follow. He seoludes
himself at home and will there remain
until the authorities raise the quaran-
tine. His eldest daughter, sick with
scarlet fever, is having q light attack
and is getting along fayorably. The
younger daughter, sick with inflamma-
tion of the bowels, has had q close call
for life, but is now mending slowly.
Professor Foster announced the.4th
7th and 9Th as days when western people
should look out for storms, The dates
for the 4th and 7th were correct and TO-
morrow the 9th will be with Us. The
professor says we are now in the midst
of o tornado period, oocasioned by the
influence of the planet Uranus. The
coal sheds, ice house., telephone poles
trees and signs that went down this
morning can be charged up to Uranus.
Among the new rules Of the Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad company
which go into effect on the 26th OF
August, is the following: "The use o.
Intoxicating drinks has proved a most
painful source OF trouble to all railways
as we'll as to individuals. The company
will exercise the most rigid scrutiny in
reference to the habits of employees il
this respect, and any employe who hat
been dismissed IN this account will moi
be re-employed. Drinking when or
DUTY or freauenting saloons will not bt
tolerated, and preference will be giger
to those who do not drink at all"
The board of trustees of Yankton COL
lege is composed of the following gen
tIemen: Rev. DR.. Ward, Ephriam Miner
81. "a. Smith, Rev. D. B. Nichols, Gener
al W. II. I'll. Beadle, j. Nj. Fogerty, j
y. MoVny, Yanktop; Rev. Lucius Kings
bury, CLARK; Artemas Gale, Sioux Falls
Rev. a. D. Wizard, Mitchell; Rev. w
B. d. Grey, Lake Henry. The faculty
consists of: Rev. Joseph Ward, D. D..
president and professor OF mental anG
moral philosophy; A, f. Bartlett, A. M.
professor of mathematics and princlpa
of the preparatory department; Rev
John t. Shaw, A. M professor of Latil
and instructor in elocution; Edward
M. Young, director of the musical de-
pastment; Mrs. E. M. Young, assistan
instructor in music; w. ]. McMurty, A
NJ, professor-elect of Greek; H. II
Swain, A. NJ, instructor.elect in history
and English literature; Mrs. Francis d
, Wilder, p~receptresi and teacher of Ger
man Miss Louise Hannum, assistant II
nor mel department and teacher Q
French; General w. a. Ell. Beadle
i lecturer in history and civil government
' Rev. D. B. Nichols, librarian and curato
of cabinets; Mrs. a.. Nj. Dawson matror
I, Wanted to rent o good sized house o
!, or about Sept. 1st. Apply at the Bosto
dry goods house.
. Plenty OF money to loan on city prop
erty; reasonable interest.
MORTGAGE BANK.
III semi-LecaI Clippings.
, Huron Huronite, 9Th: DR.. Afford 9
this city and DIR. j.. B. Van VeIsor {
Yankton performed q very delicat
i operation on Mr.. O. Z. Durend, Thurs